RHINEBECK, N.Y. — State police say they’re investigating the death of a 44-year-old Hudson Valley man who died after a sheriff’s deputy used a stun gun to subdue him.

Police say troopers responded to a domestic dispute and possible drug overdose early Wednesday morning in the Dutchess County town of Rhinebeck, 50 miles south of Albany.

Authorities say they found James Healy Jr. behaving irrationally inside his girlfriend’s house. Police say Healy became combative and resisted being removed from the home.

Officials say during the struggle, a deputy used a stun gun on Healy. Police say he continued to struggle before officers were able to subdue him.

Troopers say Healy then had trouble breathing and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was pending an autopsy.